A Resolute Forests Products sawmill received a safety award last month for a device developed by a supervisor and a mechanic at the mill to empty recycling bins. The company’s Girardville sawmill was the winner in the Innovation category by Quebec’s workplace safety agency, the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de…
FREDERICTON, N.B. – The New Brunswick Lumber Producers have called on their government to secure an exemption for New Brunswick from duties on softwood lumber imports to the United States. Producers in other Atlantic provinces have received an exemption from the duties announced on Nov. 2, when the U.S. Department of Commerce made its final…
Most Canadian companies are facing slightly lower duties on softwood lumber imported to the U.S., now that the U.S. Department of Commerce has made its final determination. However, there remains a key decision to be made by the U.S. International Trade Commission. This body determines if the American industry has been “injured” by Canadian softwood…
TORONTO – Architects, engineers, developers and other construction industry professionals at the forefront of wood design in Ontario came together to celebrate excellence in wood design at the 17th annual Ontario Wood Works awards night in Toronto on Nov. 1. The awards program honours people and organizations that, through design excellence, advocacy, and innovation, are…
VANCOUVER –Equipment supplier BID Group has acquired Vibra-Pro Company, Inc., of Boise, Idaho. Vibra-Pro designs and manufactures vibrating equipment. Vibra-Pro has been providing products, installation and service in the forest industry for over two decades and is a strategic and complementary addition to the suite of products that BID offers. “The acquisition of Vibra-Pro allows…
BETHESDA, Md. –Enviva, the world’s largest producer of industrial wood pellets, released its latest Track & Trace sourcing data, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to a transparent supply chain. These data are a key tool used to measure, maintain and validate the company’s sustainability practices throughout the Southeastern United States. Track & Trace is a…
TORONTO – PwC’s Low Carbon Economy Index analysis shows global emissions growth slowed in 2016, rising only 0.4 per cent while global GDP growth was 3.1 per cent. Carbon intensity has been falling at around 2.6 per cent for the past three years. This is a clear change from the historical rate, which averaged 1…
OTTAWA – A report on the progress of recovery efforts for boreal caribou shows that some progress has been made by governments and industry in the past five years, but that caribou populations continue to decline and habitat disturbance continues to increase. The report emphasizes the need for all stakeholders to do more. The Report…
reported Adjusted EBITDA of US$200 million for the third quarter of 2017 versus US$115 million in the third quarter of 2016 and US$165 million in the second quarter of 2017.
Washington – Unifor National President Jerry Dias said he couldn’t find common ground on the softwood lumber issue during his recent meeting with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “We had a frank discussion but were unable to find common ground on the softwood lumber issue,” said Dias. “Given the wide difference in our positions…